Monday

Now I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable in the coffee and tea beverage area. I won't mention the name of the restaurant that I was a Training Manager at but I had to be quite saavy in the beverage department. I prepared gourmet coffee beverages, Italian sodas, and dessert beverages daily. After leaving this company I still have the taste for the same drinks (without of course the cost).

I hate going to places like Starbucks or the Coffee Beanery everyday to get a yummy snack. The costs are ridiculous! So what do I do? I create them at home like everyone else is forced to do (especially to save money). I am by all means not a coffee addict like some who need it to function, however, having the Keurig makes it easy to make something different each day!

Last year I was able to work with the brand Brooklyn Bean Roastery and I absolutely fell in love! Their coffee was amazing. Thankfully they agreed to work with me again and sent me over a box of their Vanilla Skyline this time around. We were obviously thrilled to have another opportunity to review such a great coffee brand and had to try it the moment it arrived.

Unfortunately, this time around we felt this blend was a weaker and completely bland roast. While you could taste the vanilla, it was such a weak coffee and sweetness that I felt I was drinking a watered down coffee. We've actually been mixing this with a stronger blend to give it a good flavor in the end. While, I know this was meant to be a subtle flavor, I didn't enjoy it as much as the rest of the blends Brooklyn Beans has to offer.

I definitely don't want to discourage any of my readers from this brand. Brooklyn Beans offers a massive variety of flavors, roasts, teas, and hot cocoa's. They currently are not Keurig 2.0 Compatible but will be by end of February!

Giveaway: Brooklyn Bean Roastery is going to give one of A Lucky Ladybug's lucky readers the same Vanilla Skyline K-Cups to try of their own!

Entry-FormThe Brooklyn Bean Roastery Event Bloggers are not responsible for shipment of the prizes. I was provided with product for this review. All views and opinions with regard to Brooklyn Bean Roastery or the company are my own and were not influenced by the company.

I should also note that I'm hardly a coffee expert; even gas station coffee that has been sitting for two hours tastes fine to me. I think I would like Cyclone as I am a fan of dark roasts in the Keurig

In regard to the gift guide The Sports Unlimited would be a store that I would frequent for my twin boys and myself. I am a marathon runner ad love new items that come out to help me run better. The children of course are on several school age teams for soccer and little league. Rene Chartier (Joan)